Girls' name · since 1993
Hydeia
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 214 babies named Hydeia, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 214
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
214 girls have been named Hydeia since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Hydeia has 214 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2003.
- #19,112 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 214 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hydeia ranks #19,112 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 214 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 214
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hydeia's 214 recorded births place it above 73.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Hydeia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hydeia's full recorded timeline at 1998, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 72 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hydeia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2003
- Peak year (1996)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Hydeia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (184 births, 86% of the file).
1990s was Hydeia's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Hydeia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
184 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 184 births (86% of all-time use).
Hydeia by state
Where Hydeia concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 13 | 6.1% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 3.3% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 7 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 2.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 2.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 2.3% |
13 of 214 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Hydeia's data
- Hydeia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (184 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Hydeias (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hydeia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~10 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hydeia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.